Bleed Cubbie Blue - Cubs vs. Mets Friday Game ThreadsA Chicago Cubs Fan Community Since February 9, 2005https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47557/cubbieblue.png2013-06-15T08:00:10-05:00http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/rss/stream/41901672013-06-15T08:00:10-05:002013-06-15T08:00:10-05:00Cubs 6, Mets 3: David DeJesus Injured
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<p>The Cubs' center fielder had both a really good game and a really bad game Friday night in New York.</p> <p><span>David DeJesus</span> had a great start in <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2013_06_14_chnmlb_nynmlb_1" target="_blank">the Cubs' 6-3 win over the Mets</a> Friday night. He smacked a bases-clearing triple in the second inning, giving the team a 5-0 lead.</p>
<p>Little did DeJesus, or any of us, know at the time that this hit would be his last for a few weeks. In the next inning, DeJesus made an awkward turn chasing a fly ball by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">Mets</a>' <span>Juan Lagares</span>, smashed into the center-field wall, and <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130614&content_id=50633630&notebook_id=50634028&vkey=notebook_chc&c_id=chc" target="_blank">sprained his right shoulder</a>. "Sprain" is actually fortunate -- at first it appeared it might be a dislocation or separation, which could have kept him out for a significant period of time. As it is, he'll head to the disabled list -- at this writing, there's no word on who'll replace him on the 25-man roster -- and miss... well, it's not clear. It could be just the 15-day DL time, or more. He had X-rays Friday night; no broken bones were found, and he'll also have an MRI once the swelling goes down.</p>
<p>For DeJesus, maybe New York, his hometown, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0615-cubs-mets-chicago-20130615,0,2592549.story">isn't the best place to play</a>:</p>
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<pre>"My mom and dad came down," he said. "It's the third time I've been injured at a New York stadium field. I've had some bad luck here."
DeJesus said he tore a ligament in his thumb on a <span>Derek Jeter</span> drive at Yankee Stadium in 2O1O, and also hurt his shoulder one year later on a <span>Jorge Posada</span> drive and missed a couple of months.
"One of my best friends is here and he has been at all three," he said. "He's like 'I don't know if I'm coming any more to check you out.'"</pre>
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<p>It will be interesting to see how the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> approach replacing DeJesus. They could recall <span>Brett Jackson</span> and install him in center field in the interim and see how he can do. Jackson is not hitting well at Triple-A Iowa; overall, he's at .232/.313/.389 and still has last year's strikeout problem (64 in 190 at-bats). Over his last 10 games, Jackson is hitting .179/.256/.333 with 19 strikeouts in 39 at-bats. That... isn't good.</p>
<p>Or, they could give the job to <span>Ryan Sweeney</span> and see if he's any sort of either short- or long-term answer to the center-field issue. Sweeney is hitting .328/.388/.475 in a small-sample-size 61 at-bats and has played a good center field in the few games he's started there. If the Cubs do this, they could call up someone like <span>Brian Bogusevic</span> to be a backup -- although Bogusevic is not on the 40-man roster, which is currently full. <span>Dave Sappelt</span> could also be recalled; Sappelt <i>is</i> on the 40-man roster, though he did not hit well when he started the year in the major leagues, and he's hitting just .248/.305/.352 in 148 at-bats at Iowa.</p>
<p>There's also the matter of the impending return of <span>Steve Clevenger</span>, <a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2013/6/15/4432374/cubs-minor-league-wrap-june-14">who was 3-for-3 Friday night in a Triple-A game that was suspended</a>, and who overall is hitting .394/.444/.636 in 33 at-bats in his rehab assignment for Iowa. When Clevenger returns, a 40-man roster move will need to be made, as he is on the 60-day DL.</p>
<p>By the time the preview for Saturday afternoon's game posts at 10:30 a.m. CT, I hope to have information on how the Cubs intend to replace DDJ.</p>
<p>Regarding the rest of Friday night's win, it was encouraging to see <span>Edwin Jackson</span> put together a second straight solid start -- six innings, five hits, one run, seven strikeouts. 102 pitches is a little too many for six innings, but that's not uncommon for a Jackson start, and he's finally starting to look like the pitcher we thought we were getting. <span>James Russell</span> had an uncharacteristic bad outing, allowing two runs to the Mets, letting them get close to getting back in the game, but <span>Carlos Marmol</span> (surprise! He's actually been good four straight outings, during which he's struck out eight of the 13 batters he's faced) and <span>Kevin Gregg</span> shut down the Mets the rest of the way for the win, which also got the Cubs back out of last place in the N.L. Central, at least for a day.</p>
<p><span>Nate Schierholtz</span>'s first-inning home run was the other highlight of the win. <span>Anthony Rizzo</span>, dropped to fifth in the lineup, had three hits. Rizzo might wind up hitting fifth, and Schierholtz third, at times going forward.</p>
<p>The injury to DeJesus likely takes him off the trading block, as he might not be back until very close to the July 31 deadline, and even if he is back sooner, teams would want to make sure he's 100 percent healthy before dealing for him. In the meantime, it's a chance for either Jackson or Sweeney to show what he can do, and what the Cubs might do for a center fielder in 2014 and perhaps beyond.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2013/6/15/4432682/cubs-mets-recap-david-dejesus-injured-mlb-scoresAl Yellon2013-06-14T20:55:04-05:002013-06-14T20:55:04-05:00Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Mets, Friday 6/14
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2013/6/14/4426140/overflow-thread-1-cubs-vs-mets-friday-6-14-6-10-ctAl Yellon2013-06-14T16:00:07-05:002013-06-14T16:00:07-05:00Cubs vs. Mets Preview, Friday 6/14, 6:10 CT
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<p>The Cubs pay a visit to New York to take on a team that's having just as much trouble as they are this year. Fun? Or doom?</p> <p>Remember that old childhood saying? "Pick on someone your own size!"</p>
<p>After playing 10 of the last 12 games against teams with winning records (and going 4-8 in those games), the Cubs will face a team this weekend that actually begins the series with a worse record than they have. The Mets are 24-37, the Cubs 26-38, though that did not stop the Mets from winning two of three in Wrigley Field last month. Perhaps this weekend will be different.</p>
<p>Also, ICYMI when it was announced about an hour or so before this post went up, Henry Rodriguez will join the Cubs' bullpen tonight; <span>Brooks Raley</span> was optioned back to Iowa, so Raley's two-day stay with the Cubs consisted of warming up in the 14th inning in case he was needed Thursday had the game gone longer. </p>
<p>Just a hunch, but I don't think we've seen the last of Brooks Raley in a Cubs uniform this year. As for Rodriguez, he will wear uniform no. 62. Let's hope that replicates the good <span>Bob Howry</span>, not the bad Bob Howry.</p>
<p>Cubs lineup:</p>
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<pre>DeJesus CF, Castro SS, Schierholtz RF, Soriano LF, Rizzo 1B, Navarro C, Valbuena 3B, Barney 2B, Jackson P </pre>
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<p>"I know!" says Dale Sveum. "Since <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> is in a slump, let's drop him in the lineup! Because doing that worked so well for <span>Starlin Castro</span>!" #not</p>
<p>Mets lineup:</p>
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<pre>Valdespin 2B, Murphy 1B, Wright 3B, Duda LF, Byrd RF, Buck C, Quintanilla SS, Lagares CF, Marcum P</pre>
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<p><span>Marlon Byrd</span> is on target to have the best year of his career. Raise your hand if you knew that was going to happen when the Cubs traded him away last year.</p>
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<p>At last, Edwin Jackson threw in his last start the way we all hoped he would when he was signed to that... well, you know. Jackson actually had another decent start, against the Mets, <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201305170.shtml" target="_blank">May 17 at Wrigley Field</a>, allowing three runs in 6â…” innings. The Cubs couldn't score enough in that game for Jackson to win. He allowed solo homers to <span>Daniel Murphy</span> and <span>David Wright</span> that afternoon.</p>
<p>The Cubs faced Shaun Marcum quite a bit in his two years in Milwaukee; last year Marcum threw 10 innings in two starts vs. the Cubs and gave up six earned runs. Marcum's last outing was an eight-inning <i>relief appearance</i> in the Mets' 20-inning marathon last Saturday against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fishstripes.com/">Marlins</a>. He struck out seven and gave up just one run, but of course, in an extra-inning game, that was enough to lose. It was Marcum's best outing of 2013. Current Cubs are hitting just .190 (23-for-121) against him, so we're probably doomed.</p>
<p>Today's game is on CSN Chicago.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20130401#date=6/14/2013">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_06_14_chnmlb_nynmlb_1&mode=gameday">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/CHC.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/117675/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p>Please visit our SB Nation <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">Mets</a> site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazinavenue.com/">Amazin' Avenue</a>.</p>
<p>Here's the scoop on game threads for 2013. You'll find the game preview -- like this one -- posting as the first link in the StoryStreamâ„¢, which will then contain all the overflow threads and the recap. The recap will also be on the front page as a separate post; once I post a game recap, the stream for each game will be retitled "Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of Week) Game Threads" so you can go back and find every thread related to that particular game.</p>
<p>In general, game previews will post two hours before game time. Exception: for day games after night games, that will usually be 90 minutes.</p>
<p>You will also be able to find the First Pitch Thread and all the overflow threads in the box marked "<a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Chicago Cubs</a> Game Threads" at the bottom of the front page (<a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/game-threads">you can also find them in this section link</a>). They will also appear in this StoryStreamâ„¢. As I've done for each regular-season game for several years now, we'll have the First Pitch thread at five minutes before game time (moved up from actual game time per your requests), then an overflow one hour, two hours and 2:45 after game time.</p>
<p>Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2013/6/14/4426070/chicago-cubs-new-york-mets-lineups-preview-fridayAl Yellon